A blockbuster trade was made official when football star running back Reggie Bush was traded for a $10 pizza in a new ad from Pizza Hut. The new spot heralds the return of the $10 Any pizza deal from Pizza Hut: any size, any crust, any toppings for just $10.
"With taste and value that crush the...

Sprint and Google are launching the Google Wallet today to all Nexus S 4G customers, an app that enables consumers to transform their phones into their wallets and make purchases with a simple tap.
QSR first reported on the creation of the Google Wallet in June, explaining how the service lets...

Al Hodges, a 30-year foodservice executive, has been appointed vice president of operations at Fazoli’s.
Hodges joins the company from Dunkin’ Brands, where he was regional vice president, responsible for more than 4,000 restaurants.
In his new position, Hodges will oversee all company and...

Quick serves are usually quick to embrace trends. In the last few years there have been food-truck roll outs, low-calorie menu items, and, of course, cupcakes. Now, at least two chains are tapping into another hot trend: local art.
In February, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) launched a new...

Facebook may be the online hub that dominates headlines and most of consumers’ personal time, but there’s no denying that Google remains the king of the Internet and the No. 1 website in the world.
So when Google speaks, people should listen—and speak Google did, to QSR about the restaurant...

Pizza Inn is rolling out a new fast-casual concept, Pie Five Pizza Co., to appeal to an upscale, urban demographic by creating fresh, made-to-order pies in less than five minutes.
Company executives are hoping that Pie Five, which debuted in Fort Worth, Texas, in June and joins Pizza Inn Express as...

With the better-burger category taking off in the U.S., and with its place solidified as one of the top players in the category, Smashburger announced its first deals for international units.
Development agreements were signed that will take the Denver-based chain to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and...

With the 63rd annual Emmys slated for Sunday, it seems appropriate that the quick-serve industry also celebrate its top awards—from Zagat.
This year’s results of the National Fast Food Restaurant Survey showed that several quick-serve categories are becoming increasingly competitive and that...

Before becoming a Chronic Tacos franchisee, Audra de Vera worked as a federal agent for the U.S. Department of Health and Urban Development (HUD). With a degree in international security and conflict resolution from San Diego State University, de Vera investigated financial fraud. She spent four...

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, the nation’s leading fast-casual artisanal pizza specialist, announced plans to open a new restaurant at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World Resort at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The build-your-own pizza chain, known for its chef-driven recipes and casually hip...

Entrepreneur magazine has named Auntie Anne's one of the country’s top global franchises. The iconic soft pretzel company ranks among the top franchises expanding internationally as part of the annual Top Global Franchise list, a comprehensive selection of the top 200 global franchise...

This summer, Dunkin’ Donuts is introducing guests to one of its most significant menu expansions of the year, as the brand has officially added Fruit Smoothies and other new frozen beverages as additions to its lineup. Beginning today, participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants will offer two...

As most of the food industry knows, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced an extension to the rule released last year requiring that restaurant chains and retailers provide customers with calorie counts on available food and beverages by December 1, 2015.Now restaurants have an e

Regular readers of this column know that for some years now, I’ve been dispensing suggestions on how quick-serve chains can do more to court millions of Millennials, aka members of Generation Y, whose adventurous palates, curious minds, and unconventional tastes have often made them elusive qu